VIDEO: The southbound lanes of Interstate 35W were treated with a brine solution before a deadly 135-car pileup during February’s winter storm, according to a preliminary investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the crash Wednesday. The massive pileup happened on the morning of Feb.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDFW-TV Fox 4 Dallas

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Americans to do their patriotic duty and get a COVID shot. He urged businesses (with the enticement of a tax credit) to give their employees the paid time-off to do so. The President’s renewed appeals come as the country is fast-approaching an arguably more difficult stage of its vaccine roll-out—one where demand for the vaccine no longer outstrips supply.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fortune

VIDEO: Investigators are looking into what caused a massive two-alarm fire at a storage unit facility Wednesday afternoon in North Seattle. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a storage unit structure at Aurora Avenue North and North 109th Street. Before fire crews arrived, a thick plume of smoke could be seen in the sky as flames engulfed three buildings, which were damaged along with vintage cars.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A man died in a small plane crash Wednesday afternoon at Grove Field airport just north of Camas. Another man was injured and taken to a hospital. His condition is unknown, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Authorities responded to the crash shortly after 3 p.m. According to bystander photos and multiple reports, the plane crashed into a hangar at the airport.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

The Beecher Fire Protection District is receiving a FEMA grant to fund the installation of a fire sprinkler system, reports The Daily Journal.

The fire station is the only station that serves the entire community and surrounding unincorporated areas of Will County, with a total service area of 54 square miles.

Built in 1983 as an “unmanned” volunteer station, the 8,500-square-foot building was converted in 2001. By 2004, the station was staffed 24 hours. The renovation project cost $4 million and increased the building to 14,400 square feet. The cost of building a new station was estimated at $9 million, according to a press release.